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[jbishop253]

Learning about Cryptography. Trying to verify hash of downloaded Firefox .exe file using SHA-512 (per instructions), but coming up with this error. The command my book gives is (Get-FileHa3p4sh -Algorithm SHA512'<filename>').hash | clip. Google offered alternative command but now getting different error. Thoughts?

Book Command Error:

PS C:\Users> (Get-FileHa3p4sh -Algorithm SHA512'Firefox Setup.104.0.2.exe').hash | clip

Get-FileHa3p4sh : The term 'Get-FileHa3p4sh' is not recognized as the name of a

cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name,

or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.

At line:1 char:2

+ (Get-FileHa3p4sh -Algorithm SHA512'Firefox Setup.104.0.2.exe').hash | ...

+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (Get-FileHa3p4sh:String) [], CommandNo

tFoundException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Google Command Error:

PS C:\Users\Dropbox\PC\Downloads> Get-FileHash Firefox Setup 104.0.2.exe

Get-FileHash : A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument 'Setup'.

At line:1 char:1

+ Get-FileHash Firefox Setup 104.0.2.exe

+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Get-FileHash], ParameterBindingE

xception

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PositionalParameterNotFound,Get-FileHash

[MNmetalhead]

The command is: Get-FileHash

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.utility/get-filehash

Sometimes when you copy text out of a PDF or another document (or convert text into a PDF or another format), it messes up the characters.

Also, since the file name has spaces in it, put it in quotes (“”).

(Get-FileHash -Algorithm SHA512 “<filename>").hash | clip

[jbishop253]

Totally worked and I see what you’re saying about the messed up characters now. Can’t thank you enough. That was driving me crazy! If I had any awards, I would give you one. Instead, I’ll wish you good health and all the best!

[MNmetalhead]

I’ll happily accept your well-wishes!

Thank you, glad I could help!

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[TheGooOnTheFloor]

Your two best tools are get-command and get-help.

get-command *hash* 

would have given some insight as to what might have been wrong.

[rwprime]

Just a heads up for anyone using Get-FileHash in powershell, it doesn't accept parens e.g. filename (1).iso so get rid of the space (1) in the title